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Portrait of an Officer

Gerard van Honthorst

1644

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 74.5cm × w 60cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

historical persons not known by name; ranks (in the army, navy, air force)

Acquisition Method

unknown

Acquired

1808

Notes

signature and date, bottom left (G and H ligated): ‘GHonthorst 1644’

Collection Type

paintings

About Gerard van Honthorst

1592–1656 • Dutch Republic

The most well-known painter of the Utrecht Caravaggists, he is famed for his night scenes and dramatic lighting; later in his career he was in demand as a portraitist.

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